found footage/mockumentaries worth watching
found footage is my favorite genre of horror! but i understand there's a lot of mid tier ones floating around, so here's an ongoing list of found footage movies i think are at least worth checking out.
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- DirectorPhil GuidrySimon HerbertDavid WhelanStarsHeather MooreLars NielsenJ.C. CarlosWhen a small town near the Arizona-Mexico border is wiped out overnight, suspicion falls on the lone survivor. But a roll of photos the survivor took that night tells a different story.HIGHLY UNDERRATED!! i love the full commitment to the tv documentary story telling without sacrificing the tension.
- DirectorDom RotheroeStarsBradley ColeBrittany AshworthAngela ForrestThe timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. We witness the terrifying events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.a deeply uncomfortable sit through. i've gotten very mixed feedback from other friends who have watched this but i think the atmosphere is fantastic.
and really, what's more terrifying than watching your dad lose it? - DirectorAdrian TofeiStarsAdrian TofeiSonia TeodoriuFlorentina HaritonAn aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.movies that will make you scared of men
- DirectorWill G. KraftStarsLuke Stratte-McClureMackenzie Sidwell GraffJoanna EllenbeckIn an attempt to launch their careers, two young actors investigate a disturbing viral video of a French psychic's prophecy. As they shed light on the mysterious footage, their journey will test their friendship, threaten their lives and reveal a most troubling secret.an honest to god ARG. my heart is fluttering.
SO SO GOOD i can't believe i hadn't heard of this before! reminded me a bit of what i wish The Conspiracy (listed below) had done instead. mwuah. chef's kiss. - DirectorErik Kristopher MyersStarsRachel ArmigerReed DeLisleMatt LakeA director discovers a box of videotapes showing the creepy film project of two students that stars a local horror legend.
- DirectorFloris KaaykStarsRicky CallanAlan IrebyWilly ToamsMetalosis Maligna is a documentary about a disease that affects patients with medical implants.a classic
- DirectorSarah Adina SmithStarsLindsay BurdgeJennifer LafleurAleksa PalladinoSpirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. They find themselves unable to let go of their mother and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.not quite a horror movie but a movie i find myself thinking back to quite often. the difficult relationship between three sisters and their recently deceased mother struck a particular cord with me. it breaks it's own found footage format in a scene or two but it's a movie i will be revisiting in the future.
- DirectorMark RiccheChristian StavrakisStarsJohn AmplasBryan BeardElizabeth BrokawA docu-thriller focusing on the life, brief career, and mysterious death of Maryland filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the "godfather of the slasher film." Features interviews with various historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez, director of "The Blair Witch Project," who in a 2008 interview posited the question: Why, for nearly four decades, has Atticus's story been practically eradicated from the annals of cinematic history?not my favorite on the list, but i will admit there were some scenes i asked myself, "wait, is this a real guy? did this really happen?"
- DirectorAndrew BowserStarsJeris AdomanisLuke AdomanisAndrew BowserJimmy Tupper is a no one, he's nothing. He spends his days working at a Starbucks in Suburban Maryland and spends his nights drinking and playing Rock Band. His friends see him as the resident stoner and waste of space. One night they decide to pull a prank on poor Jimmy, and while he is passed out drunk they leave him in the middle of the woods. The next day Jimmy is nowhere to be found. When he finally emerges from the woods he is beaten and bloodied and making outlandish claims. He claims to have seen a monster, the famed "Goatman" of Bowie. His friends believe this to be the drunken ramblings of an over excited nitwit, but Jimmy knows better. He heads to the woods determined to capture footage of the elusive creature. Was Jimmy only dreaming? Did he really see a monster? Only time, and Jimmy's video camera, will tell.JIMMY MY BELOVED
- DirectorChristopher MacBrideStarsAaron PooleJames GilbertIan AndersonA documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancient and dangerous secret society.i was a big conspiracy nut back in the day so this movie does a lot for me! there's a lot of details grounded in real world conspiracy theories that give this a lot of legitimacy. i will admit i think that the middle of the movie sags a bit, but the final act really makes it worth it.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsRay WiseAdam GreenWill BarrattA documentary exploring genre based monster art takes an odd turn when the filmmakers are contacted by a man who claims he can prove that monsters are indeed real.this definitely is a 'of it's genre' film, if you've seen other mockumentaries the story feels very familiar. oh but god did this movie bring me so much joy.
- DirectorTucia LymanStarsSevan AliksanianEdward AsnerCynthia BellA distraught mother suspects her teenage son of plotting a school shooting, but when the system ignores her, she's forced to take matters into her own hands.unfortunately it drops the plot aspect i was most invested in around the halfway mark and never fully recovers, but i like the beginning enough to keep it on here.
i think i will enjoy this movie a lot more in a few years when the (spoiler) reference doesn't feel so distasteful. - DirectorJoe LynchStarsRyan KwantenDanny BelroseGuile BrancoA documentary crew from France comes to America to capture the daily life of journalist Eddie Brock. Soon the truth about Eddie, as well as his questionable methods, begin to reveal more than intended.yes this is a venom fan film but it's my list i can do what i want!
- DirectorShannon HouchinsStarsJosefina BoneoMark CabusJeremy ChildsAn abandoned piece of farmland in rural Tennessee may hold the key to multiple missing person cases spanning over 40 years.